Treaty on the International Registration of Audiovisual Works

(b) The Director General or a staff member designated by him shall be ex officio secretary of the Assembly, and of the committees, working groups and other meetings referred to in subparagraph (a).

(5) [Revision Conferences]

(a) The Director General shall, in accordance with the directions of the Assembly, make the preparations for revision conferences.

(b) The Director General may consult with intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations concerning the said preparations.

(c) The Director General and staff members designated by him shall take part, without the right to vote, in the discussions at revision conferences.

(d) The Director General or a staff member designated by him shall be ex officio secretary of any revision conference.

 

Article 7
Finances

 

(1) [Budget]

(a) The Union shall have a budget.

(b) The budget of the Union shall include the income and expenses proper to the Union, and its contribution to the budget of expenses common to the Unions administered by the Organization.

(c) Expenses not attributable exclusively to the Union but also to one or more other Unions administered by the Organization shall be considered as expenses common to the Unions. The share of the Union in such common expenses shall be in proportion to the interest the Union has in them.

(2) [Coordination with Other Budgets] The budget of the Union shall be established with due regard to the requirements of coordination with the budgets of the other Unions administered by the Organization.

(3) [Sources of Income] The budget of the Union shall be financed from the following sources:

(i) fees due for registrations and other services rendered by the International Registry;

(ii) sale of, or royalties on, the publications of the International Registry;

(iii) donations, particularly by associations of rights holders in audiovisual works;

(iv) gifts, bequests, and subventions;

(v) rents, interests, and other miscellaneous income.

(4) [Self-Supporting Financing] The amounts of fees due to the International Registry and the prices of its publications shall be so fixed that they, together with any other income, should be sufficient to cover the expenses connected with the administration of this Treaty.

(5) [Continuation of Budget; Reserve Fund] If the budget is not adopted before the beginning of a new financial period, it shall be at the same level as the budget of the previous period, as provided in the financial regulations. If the income exceeds the expenses, the difference shall be credited to a reserve fund.

(6) [Working Capital Fund] The Union shall have a working capital fund which shall be constituted from the income of the Union.

(7) [Auditing of Accounts] The auditing of the accounts shall be effected by one or more of the Contracting States or by external auditors, as provided in the financial regulations. They shall be designated, with their agreement, by the Assembly.

 

Article 8
Regulations

 

(1) [Adoption of Regulations] The Regulations adopted at the same time as this Treaty are annexed to this Treaty.

(2) [Amending the Regulations]

(a) The Assembly may amend the Regulations.

(b) Any amendment of the Regulations shall require two-thirds of the votes cast.

(3) [Conflict Between the Treaty and the Regulations] In the case of conflict between the provisions of this Treaty and those of the Regulations, the former shall prevail.

(4) [Administrative Instructions] The Regulations provide for the establishment of Administrative Instructions.

CHAPTER III
REVISION AND AMENDMENT

 

Article 9
Revision of the Treaty

 

(1) [Revision Conferences] This Treaty may be revised by a conference of the Contracting States.

(2) [Convocation] The convocation of any revision conference shall be decided by the Assembly.

(3) [Provisions That Can Be Amended Also by the Assembly] The provisions referred to in Article 10(1)(a) may be amended either by a revision conference or according to Article 10.

 

Article 10
Amendment of Certain Provisions of the Treaty

 

(1) [Proposals]

(a) Proposals for the amendment of Article 5(6) and (8), Article 6(4) and (5) and Article 7(1) to (3) and (5) to (7) may be initiated by any Contracting State or by the Director General.

(b) Such proposals shall be communicated by the Director General to the Contracting States at least six months in advance of their consideration by the Assembly.

(2) [Adoption]

(a) Amendments to the provisions referred to in paragraph (1) shall be adopted by the Assembly.

(b) Adoption shall require three-fourths of the votes cast.

(3) [Entry Into Force]

(a) Any amendment to the provisions referred to in paragraph (1) shall enter into force one month after written notifications of acceptance, effected in accordance with their respective constitutional processes, have been received by the Director General from three-fourths of the Contracting States members of the Assembly at the time the Assembly adopted the amendment.